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Sakura Momoko, Creator of Chibi Maruko-chan, Passed Away [message #373048]

Thu, 30 August 2018 01:09

Kenneth M. Lin
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I saw the news while flipping through YouTube but wasn't sure how old the
article was. It turns out she passed away just two weeks ago. I don't
think Chi Maruko-chan is well know in U.S. and she stopped drawing long ago
and turned to writing essays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momoko_Sakura

Momoko Sakura (さくらももこ Sakura Momoko) (born in 1965, died on 15 August 2018,
at the age of 53)[1][2] was a Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Shizuoka
Prefecture. She is best known as the creator of the long-running manga Chibi
Maruko-chan.

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201808290019.html

RIP Momoko Sakura, creator of manga ‘Chibi Maruko-chan’

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/27/national/momoko -sakura-creator-chibi-maruko-chan-dies-breast-cancer/

Momoko Sakura, creator of ‘Chibi Maruko-chan,’ dies of breast cancer

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